Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“ARLIM”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Ternat · since 1995
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Brussel · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Elsene · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Diepenbeek · since 2018
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Other financial services · Gouvy · since 1994
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1983
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Keerbergen · since 2005
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Real estate agency activities · Charleroi · since 2002
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Development of residential building projects · Dilbeek · since 1976
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Ukkel · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Anzegem · since 1998
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2013
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Computer programming · Charleroi · since 2018
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Heuvelland · since 2021
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Activities of building architects · Maasmechelen · since 2012
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Painting of buildings · Asse · since 2024
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Computer programming · Jabbeke · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Wavre · since 2025
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Tielt · since 2026
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Lasne · since 1998
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Abbreviation of ARL project · Other business support services · Nivelles · since 2019
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Real estate agency activities · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Alle Remmen Los · Laarne · since 2026
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of PRINCEN-SCHELDEMAN-BECKERS · Activities of bailiffs · Sint-Truiden · since 2021
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Dental practice · Herstal · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Ateliers de Conception et d'Expérimentations avec Ressources Limitées · Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2026